Emerging Māori Writer in Residence 2025

• Do you write in all areas of literary activity?
• Have you been looking for a space to write and creative support?
• Are you interested in a three months fixed-term opportunity in 2025?

Mō Te Herenga Waka - About Our University

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is a global-civic university with our marae at our heart. This iho draws off our heritage and is further defined by our tūrangawaewae, in particular Wellington, Aotearoa, and the Asia-Pacific, all of which are expressed in our position as Aotearoa New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting an Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for three months in the first half of 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity for emerging Māori writers in Aotearoa.

Applications are invited from Māori writers in all areas of literary activity, including drama, fiction, and poetry (page and performance), devised performance, creative nonfiction, graphic novels, but excluding writing for film or television. Projects may be written in English or te reo Māori.

Spend three months working on your latest project with backing from Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington’s renowned creative writing school and Creative New Zealand.

There is a writer’s stipend of $15,000, a space to write and creative support.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

The application documentation required is listed on the Role Description linked below.

Role Description

Close Date for Vacancy: 31 October 2024.

Contact Details for Vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with Katie Hardwick-Smith (modernletters@vuw.ac.nz). But applicants should follow all steps listed below.

Important - Application Steps and information

Download and complete the University Application Form, please include the position title and reference number (Emerging Māori Writer in Residence, #1339). Then, please combine your cover letter, CV, and the University Application Form into a single file (preferably in pdf format). Click Apply and follow the process to enter your contact details and attach your combined file (CV, cover letter and the University application form) using the “CV/Resume” button.

If you are unable to combine your documents or have further supporting documents, please email these to erecruit@vuw.ac.nz stating the reference number and position title from the advert in the subject line. stating the reference number and position title from the advert in the subject line.